'nonhistorical' originates from the prefix 'non-' meaning 'not' and the word 'historical' which comes from the Greek word 'historikos', meaning 'of history'.

'historikos' transformed into the Latin word 'historicus', and eventually became the modern English word 'historical'. The prefix 'non-' was added to form 'nonhistorical'.

Initially, it meant 'not related to history', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.